On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Latitude - Nodes - Elliptical Motion - Mean and True Motion -- Equinoctial — Ecliptic – Equinoxes - Mean and True Longitude clination of the Orbits of Planets Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits - Great In- clination ...
... Latitude - Nodes - Elliptical Motion - Mean and True Motion -- Equinoctial — Ecliptic – Equinoxes - Mean and True Longitude clination of the Orbits of Planets Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits - Great In- clination ...
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... latitude ( N. 13 ) , or part of the earth intermediate between the pole and the equator , where the attraction of the earth on bodies at its surface is the same as if it were a sphere ; and experience shows that bodies there fall ...
... latitude ( N. 13 ) , or part of the earth intermediate between the pole and the equator , where the attraction of the earth on bodies at its surface is the same as if it were a sphere ; and experience shows that bodies there fall ...
Page 8
... Latitude Nodes Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits Great In- clination of the Orbits of the New Planets Universal Gravitation the -- - Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies - Problem of the ...
... Latitude Nodes Elements of an Orbit - Undisturbed or Elliptical Orbits Great In- clination of the Orbits of the New Planets Universal Gravitation the -- - Cause of Perturbations in the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies - Problem of the ...
Page 15
... latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a planet , moving in a perfectly elliptical orbit , passes over equal spaces or areas in equal ...
... latitude , and affects the position of the orbit with regard to the plane of the ecliptic . It has been observed , that the radius vector of a planet , moving in a perfectly elliptical orbit , passes over equal spaces or areas in equal ...
Page 45
... the equator are more elevated than they are in higher latitudes . It is also necessary for the equilibrium of the ocean that its density should be less than the mean density of the earth SECT . VI . 45 ROTATION OF A FLUID MASS .
... the equator are more elevated than they are in higher latitudes . It is also necessary for the equilibrium of the ocean that its density should be less than the mean density of the earth SECT . VI . 45 ROTATION OF A FLUID MASS .
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